Joint for show-cases



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H. KRUSE.

JOINT POR SHOW GASES. No. 405,672.Y Patented June 18, 1889.

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HENRY KRUSE, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO.

JOINT FOR SHOW-CASES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 405,672, dated T une 18, 1889.

Application filed March 5, 1889. Serial No. 301,829. (Model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, HENRY KRUSE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Cincinnati, in the county of Hamilton and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Joints for Show-Cases and Simi lar Structures; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the acompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon,\vhich form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to the construction of show-cases, particularly to the manner of joining the rails and posts, and has for its object the provision of a joint whereby time and labor are saved and a perfect iinish attained. In the present mode of construction now used the rails have to be carefully joined first, in some cases glued together, after which the nieta-l corners are screwed on from the inside, having sockets running into holes bored first into the wood. To secure a perfect meet-ing of all holes and sockets onla corner, so the screws can be put in from the inside, is a laborious task. On account of being often handled during the long and tiresome tting process, the woodework can never be finished before put together, because it would be ruined again before leaving the shop. In my manner of construction all wooden parts maybe finished individually and before j oining,which is much easier than after the whole is connected together, forming a bulky object. The joining in my new way requires only a few minutes, since no gluing, fitting, or mitering is required and the danger of spoiling the finish is small. Finally, I save in large show-cases between twelve and eighteen inches of wood-work. on each case, because the rails need only partly enter their sockets, whereas in the old way of construction they run fully into the sockets until they meet. This is especially of account in the heavier baserails. I attain these objects in the construction illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in whichMM Figure I shows in a perspective view a style of show-case to which my improvements are applicable. Fig. 2 is a section through oneof the corner-posts, looking up from below. Fig.

3 is a perspective elevation of one of the corner-joints, looking at it from inside the case, parts of the post and rail being shown. Fig. 4 is an under side view of one of the lower coinerjoints. Fig. 5 is a section on line 5 5 of Fig. It. Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the end of one of the posts.

lO are the base and l1 the top rails. l2 are the corner-posts, all these parts being of wood. On their inn er side the base-rails have one the top rails and posts two rabbets for the reception of the glass plates. All these part-s, posts, and rails run into metallic ornamental socket-joints 13, preferably polished or plated on their outer side, whereby they are jointed to each other, except in case where an intermediate post like 14 is used, when one end of the latter may run directly into the base-rail. The metallic socket-joints 13 differ somewhat from each other according to their location and size of wooden parts they have to accomn modate. The connection of these wooden parts to the metallic socket-joints is the speciiic point of my invention and is done by soldering.

In order to be enabled to apply solder to the wooden portions I provide them first With a metallic foundation l5, of any suitable kind or shape, and as most plainly shown in Figs. 2, 3, and 6. In Figs. 2 and 3 little plates, connected with screws, are shown, while in Fig. 6 the two plates are in one piece. A screw alone having a large flat head might in some cases be suiiicient. The joining is done by cutting down the ends of the rails or posts, as shown in Fig. 6, so as to enable them to enter their sockets, after which vthe solder' is applied in the corners 16. (See Figs. 2 and 3.) Not in all. cases, however, doI use this soldering pro cess, and especially not where the heavier rails-such as base-railsm join. In this case I prefer to connect them first by an angle-iron 17, of cast-iron or other suitable material, to which the metallic socket I3 may be connected by screws 18. The corner-post en tering here I connect, however, with solder, as described.

My invention may be applied to any style of show-case or similar structure with straight, inclined, or round sides and where the principal parts are wood.

Having described my invention,I claim as uew-- ICO 1. In combination with :t show-oase, the methe corner socket joint, as shown and eX- 1o tallie socket-joints 13, Wooden parts provided plained. y i With met-allie foundations 15, entering said In testimony whereof Iztfix my signature in sockets and the former soldered to the latter, presence of two Witnesses. as shown and described.

2. In a, show-case, the combination of the HENRY KRUSE. angle-iron 17 Connecting two rails, the metal- Vituesses: lio corner socket-joint 13,0onneeted to angle- CARL SPENGEL, iron 17, and the third rail or post soldered to N. ROCKHOLD. 

